Luke 19:11-27
Now on the final leg of His last trip to Jerusalem, just before His Triumphal Entry, Jesus stops in Jericho to save one of His lost sheep, Zacchaeus. While there He tells a parable of a Nobleman who goes to a far county to receive the authority to become King. In this story we find servants, subjects and bystanders all of whom respond in various ways to this Nobleman/Master/King and then His response back to them, which is directly related to how they respond to his authority and the gift he offers to them.